diff --git a/favicon/gen.hs b/favicon/gen.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE
+FlexibleContexts,
+GADTs
+  #-}
+
+-- run as: ./gen -o favicon.png -w 32 -h 32
+
+import Diagrams.Prelude
+import Diagrams.Backend.Rasterific.CmdLine
+
+main = defaultMain icon
+
+icon :: Diagram B
+icon = lines_ `atop` canvas_
+  where
+    line_  = rect 14 3 # fc white . lw none
+    dot_   = circle 2 # fc white . lw none
+    line1  = alignL $ hsep 2 [line_, dot_]
+    line2  = alignL $ hsep 2 [dot_, line_]
+    lines_ = centerXY $ vsep 3 [line1, line2, line1]
+    canvas_ = roundedRect 32 32 4 # fc (sRGB24read "7868FF") . lw none
diff --git a/favicon/gen.sh b/favicon/gen.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# see https://github.com/audreyr/favicon-cheat-sheet
+
+# TODO: make larger icons for Android/iOS
+
+ghc gen.hs
+
+rm -f favicon.ico
+
+for n in 16 24 32 48 64
+do
+  echo "generating $n x $n"
+  ./gen -o "favicon-$n.png" -w "$n" -h "$n"
+  optipng -quiet -o7 "favicon-$n.png"
+done
+
+convert favicon-*.png favicon.ico
+
+rm -f favicon-*.png gen gen.o gen.hi
+
+echo ""
+echo "now move favicon.ico to static/"
diff --git a/src/View.hs b/src/View.hs
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--- a/src/View.hs
+++ b/src/View.hs
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ wrapPage pageTitle page = doctypehtml_ $ do
     title_ (toHtml pageTitle)
     meta_ [name_ "viewport",
            content_ "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes"]
+    link_ [rel_ "shortcut icon", href_ "/favicon.ico"]
     token <- _googleToken <$> lift ask
     unless (T.null token) $
       meta_ [name_ "google-site-verification", content_ token]
diff --git a/static/favicon.ico b/static/favicon.ico
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